Details: A rising Americana/folk rock band, the Left Hand Lions grab their audience with raw passion, grit, and a familiar tenderness. With a unique blend of 12-string guitar, cajon, and a mesmerizing electric lead, they captivate all who listen with their toe-tapping beats and impassioned performances. Based in Santa Barbara, CA, the Left Hand Lions tour California, spreading their Wild Americana sound—a raw blend of wire, wood, smoke, and sparks. Their stylings are reminiscent of bands including Mumford & Sons, Pearl Jam, and the Dave Matthews Band. Roar on!

Details: Join us on the patio Sunday afternoon for Patio Beats – a Sunday Funday to help you extend your Memorial Day weekend festivities just a little longer. We will be featuring DJ FAB and pouring rosé spritzers, along with all your other favorite Carr wines, from 3:00 - 6:00pm. Recover, relax, and unwind!

Wine-Down Friday

Thursday, January 1

Baileyana, Tangent, True Myth Tasting Room, San Luis Obispo

Join us for wines by the glass and live music by Natalie Haskins. Food available to purchase from Hurricane Kitchen Food Truck.

Details: Join us after work for wines by the glass (or bottle!). Listen to live music by Natalie Haskins and purchase delicious food from Hurricane Kitchen Food Truck. The event is free to attend: no tickets required!

Taste of the Mountains Menlo Park Wine Walk

Thursday, January 1

Downtown Menlo Park, Menlo Park

The Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association presents the Taste of the Mountains Wine Walk on Saturday, June 1 in Downtown Menlo Park from 2-5:30pm.

Details: The Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association presents the Taste of the Mountains Wine Walk on Saturday, June 1 in Downtown Menlo Park from 2-5:30pm. All ticket proceeds from the event will benefit the Menlo Park Atherton Education Foundation. Enjoy wines from small, local boutique wineries of the Santa Cruz Mountains poured in various designated tasting locations up and down Santa Cruz Avenue. Check in for your wristband, glass, and a map of the pouring locations – then enjoy an afternoon of tasting and discovering. Purchase your favorites from the bottle booth and Stay downtown for a dinner or movie to follow!

Wine & Wags

Thursday, January 1

20+ Wineries in Livermore Valley Wine Country, Livermore

Come with your dogs, stay for the wine, and possibly leave with a new best friend!

Details: Join us for the 2nd annual Wine & Wags event! Livermore Valley's dog friendly wineries host a day of fun for dogs and their owners across the region. Bring your friendly four legged friends (on a leash, of course!), and enjoy a day in beautiful Wine Country. Local animal rescues will be partnered with our wineries, promoting adoptions of their furry friends that need a home.

Aptos Wine Wander

Thursday, January 1

Aptos Village, Aptos

Join us in the heart of Aptos Village for an afternoon of tasting delicious, local Santa Cruz Mountains wines.

Details: Join us in the heart of Aptos Village for an afternoon of tasting delicious, local Santa Cruz Mountains wines. All proceeds benefit Rio Del Mar Elementary, Mar Vista Elementary and Valencia Elementary.

Wine-Down Friday

Thursday, January 1

Baileyana, Tangent, True Myth Tasting Room, San Luis Obispo

Join us for a glass (or bottle) of wine with live music by Anchor & Bear and food available to purchase from The Hurricane Kitchen!

Details: Save the date! Join us after work for a glass (or bottle!) of wine. Live music by Anchor & Bear and food available to purchase from The Hurricane Kitchen. The event is free to attend: no tickets required!

Sunday Funday

Thursday, January 1

Baileyana, Tangent, True Myth Tasting Room, San Luis Obispo

Enjoy an afternoon of wine, live music by Five Parts Devil, and food from The Hurricane Kitchen Food Truck!

Details: Enjoy an afternoon of wine and music. The Hurricane Kitchen Food Truck will be cooking a storm starting at 12pm, and Five Parts Devil will be playing from 1 to 3pm! This event is free to attend, no tickets required.

Seal – Summer Concert Series at Wente Vineyards

Thursday, January 1

Wente Vineyards, Livermore

Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter with an international reach known for hits like "Crazy", "Kiss From a Rose" and "Love's Devine".

Details: This is CWF’s signature wine event. Thousands of wine lovers pour into Santa Barbara’s sun-splashed beachside location for a day of sun, sea, wine, food, and music. Wine oenophiles will find hundreds of fine wines, regional craft brews and a dizzying variety of foods to sample. Artisanal cheeses, breads, olive oil, chocolates and more! A live band keeps the beat for this all-day feast for the senses where wine and food are king and queen.

Passport Celebration Days in the Santa Cruz Mountains

Thursday, January 1

Participating Santa Cruz Mountains Wineries, Santa Cruz Mountains

Passport purchasers and guests are welcomed into more than 40+ participating wineries throughout the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Details: Four times a year, on the third Saturday of January, April, July and November, the winegrowing community of the Santa Cruz Mountains comes together to celebrate the generations of farmers, vintners and families that are the roots of this unique mountainous region. The possibilities are as varied as the wineries themselves and promise a fun, unforgettable experience. With your SCM Wine Passport (available in physical form or on the SCM mobile App) you can visit participating wineries 365 days per year during winery hours of operation as well as on Passport Celebration Days. Passport holders are welcomed into more than 40+ participating wineries throughout the Santa Cruz Mountains, to redeem a tasting flight.

Taste our Terroir

Thursday, January 1

Casa Real Events Center, Pleasanton

Livermore Valley's premiere food and wine event.

Cost: VIP $130 | General $85 | General Admission tickets will go up to $95 on July 1st

Details: On Thursday July 25, 2019 Livermore Valley's premier food and wine affair will take place, which has 19 winemakers partnering with Bay Area chefs to compete for honors at Casa Real Event Center from 6-9 PM. Taste pairings and cast your vote for the coveted People's Choice award! Friday through Sunday, wineries across the region host ten food and wine events including Port tastings, a hike in the vineyard, honey tasting and more.

Details: Blind taste and learn about Livermore Valley’s best varietals. Train your nose with an aroma bar and learn the Secrets of a Somm! Join Certified Sommelier Jeremy Troupe-Masi for an interactive tasting experience where he makes wine both fun and approachable. Together, you will taste through a few of the Livermore Valley’s heritage white and red varietals including Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Compare and enjoy wines from 3 Steve’s, McGrail Vineyards, Steven Kent, and Wood Family Vineyards. This intimate event is limited to only 50 people so get your tickets soon!

Details: Enjoy an authentic family style Paella dinner at Darcie Kent Vineyards. The night will begin with wine tasting from several Livermore Valley wineries, including Darcie Kent Vineyards, Crooked Vine Winery, Longevity Wines, Murrieta's Well and Big White House Winery. The seated dinner will begin around 6:30, after you select the bottle of wine you would like to enjoy with your dinner! (one bottle per couple) Paella provided by Ñora Concina Española.

Port-a-Palooza

Thursday, January 1

Rios-Lovell Estate Winery, Livermore

Enjoy learning about the history and making of Port while pairing it with delicious cheese and chocolates.

Details: Have you ever wondered how Port is made? Well, winemaker Dan Baldwin is here to answer that question. Sit in on his educational seminar of the History of Port, and how it is made. Once you've become a Port master your next step is to sample Ports out of the barrel, from several Livermore Valley wineries, and pair them with several delectable cheeses and chocolates. Participating wineries include Rios-Lovell, Mitchell Katz Winery and more!

Pink Party Rosé Brunch

Thursday, January 1

Retzlaff Vineyards & Winery, Livermore

Dress in your best pink outfit and enjoy delicious Rosé during a garden brunch.

Details: Rise & Rosé! Head to Retzlaff Vineyards for a fabulous brunch provided by Salt Craft, sip on Rosé from several Livermore Valley wineries, and enjoy your morning in wine country. We encourage you to dress the theme, and where pink attire to the event!

Vertical Tasting of Livermore Valley Award Winning Wine

Thursday, January 1

3 Steves Winery, Livermore

Join the Sweepstakes Award Winning Wineries: 3 Steves, Las Positas, and McGrail Vineyards to taste through a 3 year vertical of their signature wine.

Details: Join the Sweepstakes Award Winning Wineries: 3 Steves, Las Positas, and McGrail Vineyards to taste through a 3 year vertical of their signature wine. Enjoy this unique opportunity where you will taste through 9 wines alongside the winemakers and see what it takes to make one of the best wines in the United States. Cast your vote for your favorite vintage and varietal in this fun and educational tasting at 3 Steves Winery.

Falconry Fly & Wine

Thursday, January 1

El Sol Winery, Livermore

Meet and greet with a California State licensed falconer, and Embodied Wines winemaker & owner, Kimmie Orani Spears and her falconry birds.

Details: Meet and greet with a California State licensed falconer, and Embodied Wines winemaker & owner, Kimmie Orani Spears and her falconry birds. Watch a flight demonstration in the vineyards at El Sol Winery, while you sip on Embodied Wines' 2016 Corset - Rosé of Pinot Noir and 2017 Chardonnay! There are only 30 tickets available for this event, so purchase yours soon!

Styx – Summer Concert Series at Wente Vineyards

Thursday, January 1

Wente Vineyards, Livermore

Styx draws from over four decades of barnburning chart hits, joyous singalongs and hard-driving deep cuts.

Details: Legendary rockers perform hits like "Can't Fight this Feeling", "Take it on the Run", "Keep on Loving You" and "Time for Me to Fly" that have made them one of the most popular bands since the 1970s!

Boz Scaggs & Aaron Neville – Summer Concert Series at Wente Vineyards

Wednesday, August 21

Wente Vineyards, Livermore

With chart-topping singles, Grammy-winning songs and a fiercely loyal audience, don't miss out on Boz Scaggs!

Details: Join the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association at Deer Park Ranch, home to Lester Estate Wines, for an evening under the stars. The evening will begin with a wine reception, during which guests can sample a variety of wines from the Santa Cruz Mountains while they bid on wine lots as part of a silent auction. Following the reception, guests will be treated to local, farm-to-table cuisine prepared by Brad Briske​, Chef and Owner of HOME restaurant in Soquel, where he cooks hyper-local California cuisine, butchers and cures wild game, and plates up handmade pastas and fresh catch from the Monterey Bay. Benefiting Hospice of Santa Cruz County

Details: Four times a year, on the third Saturday of January, April, July and November, the winegrowing community of the Santa Cruz Mountains comes together to celebrate the generations of farmers, vintners and families that are the roots of this unique mountainous region. The possibilities are as varied as the wineries themselves and promise a fun, unforgettable experience. With your SCM Wine Passport (available in physical form or on the SCM mobile App) you can visit participating wineries 365 days per year during winery hours of operation as well as on Passport Celebration Days. Passport holders are welcomed into more than 40+ participating wineries throughout the Santa Cruz Mountains, to redeem a tasting flight.